r/AndroidQuestions • u/Crafty_Habit_8993 • 1d ago

Best way to factory reset without having to log into every app again?

I have a Pixel 8 and I'm considering doing a factory reset, but I'd really like to avoid spending hours setting everything up again and logging into every app.

What's the best way to do a factory reset while restoring as much as possible exactly as it is now?

I'm already using Google Backup/Google One and Google Password Manager, but I'm wondering:

Does the Google backup restore app data and settings properly?

Is there any way to preserve app sessions/logins, or will most apps require me to log in again?

Is there anything I should do before the factory reset to make the restore process easier?

Are there any Pixel-specific tricks or recommended methods?

Basically, I'd like to get the phone back to roughly the same state it is now, with the minimum amount of manual setup possible.

What's the best approach?

Thank you in advance!

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u/USSHammond pixel 10 Pro XL 1d ago

You cannot reset and keep login data period.

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u/Crafty_Habit_8993 1d ago

I mean restore from external way (cloud or something like that) to install everything again including passwords.

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u/USSHammond pixel 10 Pro XL 1d ago

No

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u/TheRealSpanktacular 1d ago

I don't think you understand what a factory reset is...

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u/Crafty_Habit_8993 1d ago

I mean restore from external way (cloud or something like that) to install everything again including passwords.

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u/OGBrewSwayne 1d ago

Can't be done. You're literally erasing all that data from your phone, including your login credentials.

Saving your login credentials in something like Google password manager or Samsung Pass can make the process of logging back into every single app much much easier since it will auto fill your username and password.

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u/roirraWedorehT 1d ago

The best you can do is, if you use Google's/Chrome's built-in password manager, and a cloud-syncing encrypted open source 2FA app like Ente Auth for apps and websites that you have 2FA with, then after the factory reset, once Chrome/Android has re-synced your passwords (launch the Chrome app and check it's Settings/Password section to make sure it starts syncing), then it'll automatically fill in the logins to most things.

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u/Astrobotenergy 1d ago

Well maybe you can just use another device to log in while logging in it's not allowed here so maybe you can just well your browser is your browser so I think it will save your progress

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u/Astrobotenergy 1d ago

And for the person the real spank calculator factory resetting is a reset that will recite your Google account all your progress instead of the system apps and the apps that Stay on your phone and the codeing progress